Lafayette McLaws
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Lafayette McLaws was a Confederate major general in the American Civil War, noted for his leadership in key battles such as Antietam, Fredericksburg, and Gettysburg.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Confederate general
ⓘ
person ⓘ |
| allegiance | Confederate States of America ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1821-01-15 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Augusta, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Laurel Grove Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart disease ⓘ |
| commanded | McLaws’s Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1897-07-24 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Savannah, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt | United States Military Academy ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | White American ⓘ |
| familyName | McLaws NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Lafayette McLaws NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Lafayette NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOfClass | United States Military Academy Class of 1842 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Confederate States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank |
Brigadier general
ⓘ
Major general ⓘ |
| notableBattle |
Battle of Antietam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Chancellorsville NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Fredericksburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Gettysburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Knoxville Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | Command of a division in the Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Marye’s Heights defense at Fredericksburg
ⓘ
actions at the Peach Orchard and Wheatfield at Gettysburg ⓘ assaults on the Sunken Road at Antietam ⓘ |
| postWarOccupation |
insurance company official
ⓘ
postmaster of Savannah, Georgia ⓘ tax collector ⓘ |
| preWarOccupation | U.S. Army officer ⓘ |
| reasonForRelief | conflict with James Longstreet ⓘ |
| relative | Zachary Taylor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedIn |
American Civil War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mexican–American War NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Seminole War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedUnder |
James Longstreet
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Robert E. Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceEndYear | 1865 ⓘ |
| serviceEntryYear | 1842 ⓘ |
| spouse | Emily Allison Taylor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasRelievedOfCommand | after Knoxville Campaign ⓘ |
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Fighting at the Peach Orchard